SEASON PREMIERE


BRIDGET BREAKS UP WITH KYLE FOR KERRY - AGAINST HER WISHES - PRINCIPAL GIBB OFFERS CATE THE JOB OF SCHOOL NURSE, AND RORY'S FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL PROVES EMBARRASSING FOR HIM DURING GYM, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC'S "8 SIMPLE RULES"

Adam Arkin ("Chicago Hope") Guest Stars as Principal Ed Gibb



"First Day of School" -- Knowing that Kerry is dragging her feet over breaking up with Kyle, Bridget takes it upon herself to do it for her sister -- which only makes matters worse for Kerry. Meanwhile, Cate is offered the position of school nurse by Principal Ed Gibb (Adam Arkin), and Rory's first day of high school proves embarrassing when he has to hit the showers after gym class, on the season premiere of "8 Simple Rules," FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"8 Simple Rules" stars Katey Sagal as Cate Hennessy, Kaley Cuoco as Bridget Hennessy, Amy Davidson as Kerry Hennessy, Martin Spanjers as Rory Hennessy, with James Garner as Jim and David Spade as C.J.

Guest starring are Adam Arkin as Principal Ed Gibb, Billy Aaron Brown as Kyle, Nikki D. Hayden as Jenna and Sam Horrigan as Pete.

"First Day of School" was written by Kathy Stumpe and directed by James Widdoes.

"8 Simple Rules" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.

thanx 4 the info!

I'm gonna watch. I haven't watched an episode of 8 Simple Rules since the episode where John Ritter's character dies.

I LOVED it! I was laughing the whole entire time! esp. when Cate is caught chewing gum...that was funny. This show has changed...reminds me of 1st season some...:-D

I thought the season premeire was really good. I haven't laughed that much at this show since the first season. Looks like they have improved since the second season. I hope it goes to at least season 6 even without John.

I loved it....every sub-story was hilarious. I loved the red thong part :lol: ...and Rory being hairless :lol:

This was excellent , I was laughing the whole way through , somehow Cj's and Jim's boring sub-storys were made funny and entertainable , Rory's story was hillarious , and Kerry and the TV Cart , blew me away. But i liked how everything fit , some shows would do The Edd Gibb watermelon scene , then forget about it , but Bridget sayin the good news is "PRINCIPAL GIBB IS GIVING OUT FREE WATERMELON"

This is a sign the show will run long.

I like it a lot, but I dont think Kaley Cuoco is that good of an actress.
Hopefully we'll see less of her when she goes to college.

i actually think she's a very good actress , and is so good that she plays Bridget , perfectly , and makes her seem so ditzy that it may even seem Kaley is not a good actress. (or something like that)

i thought that episode was very funny, but i also liked season 2.

i like the characters of james garner and david spade and i think if john knew the show is still on he would be very proud :)

Shoot...for some reason I thought the season was going to premiere this week, so I missed it. When will they be re-running this ep, and the ep of Hope & Faith from TGIF?

Or maybe it's just that I'm still upset about Life With Bonnie being cancelled that I'm subconsciously avoiding ABC...:rolleyes: